Strangely Brave Sisters in Malaria Fight Earn Narrow Escape
Read of two Umtali Hospital sisters Miss R A Blennerasset and Miss Lucy Sleeman in Africa who survived a leopard attempt during a night watch. The article recounts other oddities and sensational tales from around the world, including castaway rescue, unusual attire in Paris, and curious feats at fairs and markets.
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Ummtali
Africa
Umtali Hospital
Mashonaland
R. A. Bleanerhassett
Lucy Sleeman
Miss Blennerassett
Miss Sleeman
Miss Blenner
Charles Boger
Morrisons
Peon
Queen Victoria’s farm practices praised for cleanliness and care
The Brooklyn Citizen notes that Queen Victoria’s Balmoral dairy bears blue and white tiled stalls and milk is produced by maids. The Queen personally inspects the farm daily, offering advice on butter and cheese making, and values her farm premiums and medals over other tributes.
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Victoria
Balmoral
Brooklyn
Hardening fingernails with tar and lard receipt
A fashion note discusses brittle nails and remedies. It cites a method using tar and lard with gloves at night and warm water in the morning. It also shares an alternative recipe with nut oil wax resin and alum, whipped and applied at night, from the St. Louis Star-Sayings.
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St. Louis
Modish Women Trim With Elaborate Passementerie
The New York Recorder notes that passementerie trimmings reach new magnificence guiding dress success. Collar and belt pieces show jet beads and silk embroidery. nets sparkle with spangles in black jet or gold and white with silver or gold, often forming floral motifs. A silken embroidery glows in cream, mauve, yellow, green and blue threaded with gold.
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New York Recorder
Grandmamma’s Old Fashioned Shell Comb Adored
A New York Journal note describes Grandma’s shell comb as a prized heirloom for grandchildren as Empire gowns trend with middle-parted hair. It mentions a new Empire stay resembling a slim corset with shoulder straps, a curious item to be seen to be believed.
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Grandmamma
New York Journal
The Dressmaking Dimay
Fashion notes reveal a trend where wooden or movable dolls are used to preview dresses. Philadelphia pattern houses create patterns from tissue to match the doll’s measurements, allowing wearers to select style and color before a dress is cut by the maker.
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Philadelphia
New York Commercial Advertiser
May Prefers Bonnets to Hats in Fashion Trend
A Chicago Herald report notes a rising preference for bonnets among girls and young married women. The style shift is linked to Princess May and parallels the Princess of Wales in hair, dress, and headgear, with bonnets described as prettier and more dressy and sometimes minimal with jet chains and jewel accents.
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May
Prince George
Princess May
Princess of Wales
Chicago Herald
Skirts of a Late Dale in Empire Shape Rise
A Ladies' Home Journal excerpt by Emma M. Hovuper discusses fashionable skirts in an Empire style, detailing multiple widths, gore design on sides, and varied flaring. Short street gowns and summer party gowns gain prominence, with haircloth facings to knees or soft crinoline highlighting the flare. Designers in New York predict trends may shift but wide, flared skirts remain notable.
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Emma M. Hovuper
Ladies’ Home Journal
New York
Walste
Skirt Trends Show Moire Fabrics and French Demi Train Styles
Fashion notes describe percaline skirts with moire sheen resembling silk at lower cost. Fronts remain popular but looser fits appear with tabbers. French shaped demi trains feature wide top breadths, darts, and multiple gore panels. Full backs use six to eight gathers creating organ-plait fullness, with seams trimmed by gimp piping or double bias cords.
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Dave
Fashion Notes On Hats Belts and Luxe Accessories In Paris Styles
A detailed survey of Paris inspired fashion notes in New York mentions Eulalia hats bonnets slippers jackets and capes with numerous gown details Fifty two flounces on a recent Paris gown are counted. It highlights crystal and emerald cups with gold embossing and a ruby set guard sword design.
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Eulalia
Paris
New York
A Many Bladed Knife at the Sheffield Cutteries Exhibit
The Sheffield cutlery men did not exhibit at the World's Fair. They judged the famous knife in the Joseph Rodgers & Bons factory, with 1,690 blades and ten more added every ten years, would be worth seeing. Three pairs of tiny scissors also intrigued, each small enough to be covered by a thimble.
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Soo Chow
China
North China Daily News
Yamen
Paris
Prefecture of Police
Sydney Aper
Hiveriia
Ow South Wales
New York
Frang Freips
Mount Tabor
West Avenue
Herr Pollak
Chicago
W. W. Crandall
Crandall
Kan
Moses Winkasea
Fayetteville
Texas
South Africa
Chief Thorpe
Sheffield
Joseph Rodgers & Bons
Slang in Harper's and the evolving English language
The Sentinel of Freedom reviews Brander Matthews and his Harper's Magazine piece on slang. It highlights four classes of slang, revived old terms, and new phrases that rapidly enter common usage, noting examples from opera to journalism. The piece argues continued lexical renewal prevents stagnation and cautions against overrefinement in speech.
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Brander Matthews
Columbia
Harper's Magazine
Mr. Matthews
Matthews
Sizzard
Lotus Club
Lothea
Kentucky Frog Farms Delicacy Captures Market Attention
The Louisville Times notes Kentucky frog farms export large green frogs from southern Kentucky. Producers like Mr Ford operate ponds near Hill Ky on the L N railroad line, feeding frogs corn meal flies and fattening them. Frogs arrive netted and sold like live poultry, some dressed for cooking and fetching good prices.
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Kentucky
Ford
Hill Ky
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Louisville Times
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